Status
Available
Publication
Clarion Books (2000), Edition: 1st Edition, 192 pages
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The acclaimed civil rights leader Ida B. Wells (1862-1931) is brought vividly to life in this accessible and well-researched biography. Wells was a founder of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and she helped black women win the right to
The acclaimed civil rights leader Ida B. Wells (1862-1931) is brought vividly to life in this accessible and well-researched biography. Wells was a founder of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and she helped black women win the right to
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vote. But what she is most remembered for is the success of her lifelong crusade against the practice of lynching--called by some "our nation's crime"--in the American South. She fought her battle by writing and publishing countless newspaper articles and by speaking around the world. Her outspokenness put her in grave danger many times over, but she would not be silenced, and today she is credited with ending lynching in the United States. Her story is one of courage and determination in the face of intolerance and injustice. AFTERWORD, BIBLIOGRAPHY, INDEX. Show Less
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Awards
Kentucky Bluegrass Award (Nominee — Grades 6-8 — 2003)
Society of Midland Authors Award (Nominee — Children's Nonfiction — 2001)
Flora Stieglitz Straus Award (2001)
Best Fiction for Young Adults (Selection — 2001)
Language
Original language
English
ISBN
0395898986 / 9780395898987
UPC
046442898980